Improvement in plows



T. E. C. BRINLY.

Plow. I N0. 9 9..830. Patented Feb. 15, 1870.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

T. E. c. BEINLY, on LOUISVILLE, KEN'rUcKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 99,830, dated February15,1670.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, T. E. C. BRINLY, of Louisville, in the county ofJefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Blows; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making part of this speciication, in which- Figure lis a land side elevation of a castiron helve or standard for plows withmy ilnproved heel attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionthereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Corresponding letters refer to corresponding parts in` the severalfigures.

My invention relates to the combination, with a cast iron standard forplows, of a wrought-steel or wrought-iron plate or heel, secured to thelower rear portion of the land .-side of such standard to prevent therapid wear of the latter.

Heels of this description and for a like purpose have been usedheretofore; but as far as I am aware they have never been made ofwrought-steel or wrought-iron, but always of cast metal, and suchcast-iron heels are objectionable, because on inserting a new one in anold and somewhat Worn standard it will project beyond the same, causingan increase in the draft of the plow. By making the heel of wrought-ironor steel it can be hammered down at any time by the driver or plowman tomake it iiush with the standard.

In the drawings, A represents a cast-iron helve or standard of a plow,to the upper por tion of which the beam and handles are secured. Itslower front end is provided with a ange, as shown in Fig. 3, to whichthe share and mold-board are to be fastened. In the rear end of thislower parta recess is to be formed in the land side to receive the plateor heel B. This latter is to be made of' wrought metal, either steel oriron, so that, on wear.- ing out one, another can be supplied by anyblacksmith. y

The heel is to be madeilush with the land side of the standard, and tothis end the heads of` the bolts by which it is secured are sunk intoit, as shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' Thecombination of the cast-iron standard A and the wrought-metal heel-pieceB, when the former is provided with a recess for the latter,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimonywhereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribingl witnesses.

T. E. o. BEINLY.

XVitnesses:

J. B. WILLIAMsoN, W. B. HARDIN.

